Buffalo 8 has released the official trailer for The Patient, a psychological thriller starring Ryan Phillippe and Kate Beckinsale. It arrives on digital and on demand on December 4, 2026.
The story
A man wakes up in a hospital after a car accident, partly paralysed and with no memory of what happened. The doctors tell him he is Dean Morris. He insists he is Andrew Wright, a freelance nature photographer. As his treatment grows more and more sinister and the story of who he is starts to come apart, he has to work out who he can trust before the truth disappears along with him.
Who's in it
Ryan Phillippe plays the patient, with Kate Beckinsale as the hard-to-read Dr. Rose. David Cade plays Dr. Williams and Kelly Greyson plays the nurse, with Michael Sirow also in the cast.
Behind the camera
Mukunda Michael Dewil wrote and directed the film. His earlier work includes Vehicle 19, Retribution, The Immaculate Room and Collide. The producers are Robert Ogden Barnum, Michael Benaroya, Lucas Jarach, Raja Collins and Dewil himself. Buffalo 8 has said it was drawn in by the film's sharp premise and the way Dewil keeps shifting what the audience believes.
Distributed by Buffalo 8.